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Former Alabama Democratic congressman Artur Davis is considering a run for a suburban Virginia district, this time as a Republican, BuzzFeed is reporting. Davis, who represented the Black Belt and part of Tuscaloosa County for four terms, moved to northern Virginia after losing the 2010 Democratic gubernatorial primary to Ron Sparks in a landslide. Davis began moving to the right during the lead up to the governor’s race and voted against President Barak Obama’s health care bill. The move, which… Read More »

With the departure of Rick Santorum, the majority of Alabama’s congressional delegation has coalesced behind Mitt Romney, the Associated Press said this morning. Romney finished third in the Alabama primary, behind Santorum and Gingrich, despite the endorsement of former Gov. Bob Riley. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked up the support of most of Alabama’s Republican congressional delegation now that Rick Santorum has ended his campaign. Romney’s campaign announced support Tuesday afternoon from U.S. Reps.… Read More »

Following Rick Santorum’s win in Alabama and Mississippi, the GOP presidential primary moved to Puerto Rico, where the former senator put a caveat on the idea of statehood for the island territory. Santorum told a Puerto Rican newspaper that English would have to become the island’s official language, citing federal law. However, there is no such federal law. Rules have been passed on an individual, state-by-state basis in some instances, but there is no overall federal, CNN reported. More from… Read More »

Governor Robert Bentley gave his support to Rick Santorum today, but said that he was stopping short of an endorsement. “I view Rick Santorum as the most conservative candidate in the Republican presidential primary. I have chosen not to publicly endorse a candidate. I believe a vote is a personal decision that should be based on a voter’s values and principles, not on someone else’s opinion. After being asked who I would vote for, I responded that I had personally… Read More »

With the Alabama and Mississippi primaries one day away, GOP front-runner Mitt Romney is taking to the airwaves with Paul Finebaum. “Pleased to announce we begin our 3rd year today on SiriusXM Channel 91. We’ll talk NCAA Tourney and a little politics with @MittRomney ,” the radio host announced on Twitter this morning. The announcement sent off a storm of satirical resonse tweets under the hashtag, #MittonFinbaum.

Newt Gingrich has scheduled a two day sweep through Alabama in anticipation of the March 13 primary. The GOP candidate, who is focusing heavily on the South, will make stops in Huntsville, Montgomery, Pell City and Birmingham on Tuesday and Wednesday as his campaign works to gain ground on front runners Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. While Romney and Santorum are focusing on Ohio for Super Tuesday, Gingrich will spend primary night in Atlanta. No other candidates have Alabama events… Read More »

A Maryland congressman is receiving blowback from pro and anti-mustache political groups after his reported support of the “Stache Act.” The proposal from the American Mustache Institute, which also presents the annual Robert Goulet Award, would provide tax deductions for facial hair grooming, which the AMI said is needed to cover the cost of grooming supplies for those who make America look better by growing facial hair. “Given the clear link between the growing and maintenance of mustaches and incremental… Read More »